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PTO Form 1553
(Rev 09/2005)
OMB No. 0651-0054
(Exp. 10/31/2017)

Allegation of Use

(Statement of Use/Amendment to Allege Use)

(15 U.S.C. §1051(c) or (d))

TEAS - Version 5.7 : 10/01/2016

You may file an Allegation of Use ONLY before the application to register the mark has been approved for
publication OR after a Notice of Allowance for the application has been issued.
NOTE: To delete a Section 1(b) filing basis entirely from an application, or as a basis for an entire class, you must
use the specific Request To
Delete Section 1(B) Basis, Intent To Use form.
WARNING: Unlike with an Amendment to Allege Use filed before an application has been approved for
publication, you may not withdraw a Statement of Use (SOU) filed after a Notice of Allowance has been issued
if the SOU fails to meet the statutory requirements. However, you may file one "insurance" extension request
with the SOU, or afterwards, in the limited situation where time remains in the existing six-month period
in which the SOU was filed. This would give you additional time to comply with the statutory requirements
for filing the SOU.

NOTE: You must complete any field preceded by the symbol "*".

WARNING: This form has a session time limit of 60 minutes. Your "session" began as
soon as you accessed this initial Form Wizard page. If you exceed the 60-minute time limit,
the form will not validate and you must begin the entire process again; you can,
however, extend the time limit. You should always try to have
all information required to complete the form prior to starting any session.

(required only if completing the Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use form; otherwise, access saved form, below)

OR

Access previously-saved data using the "Browse/Choose File" button below
to access the file from your local drive. NOTE: For specific instructions, please
click here. FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN THE DISPLAY OF YOUR DATA IN AN XML FORMAT THAT CANNOT BE
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You must use the button that will be presented for that purpose within the proper section of the actual form.

If appropriate to file at this time, please answer all of the questions below to create an Allegation of Use form
showing only sections relevant to you. Then press the NEXT button.
For more information regarding any of the following questions or topics,
either go to HELP or click on the underlined word.

Is the applicant filing a Request to Divide as part of this Allegation of Use?